Social media posts showing recent cases of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia, China include photos of people in hazmat suits and a man with skin infection. These posts are FALSE. Read:
Social media posts about the recent cases of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia, China included photos of people in hazmat suits and a man with skin infection.
The photos were captioned: “Two suspected cases of Bubonic plague were reported by a hospital in Inner Mongolia, China. The cases, a 27-year-old man and his 17-year-old brother have been confirmed by test results, and are being treated in hospitals in the province. The brothers had reportedly eaten ‘marmot meat’ following which they were infected.”
Facebook’s monitoring tool, Claim Check, flagged two posts with this claim. One was shared on July 21 and the other on July 9.
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